The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08

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.espects with the laws of this state
general elections tor county
1fficers, and the result thereof shall be
entered upon the records of such coun-
" court ,and the expenses OF such eiec-
ton shall be paid out OF the county
treasury, as i'm case of elections tor
officers: provided, that at all
election ordered under the provisions
OF this section, no one shall De entltleo
to vote who is resident OF any incor-
parated town having population Oh
hundred Inhabitants or |
more or who is not qualified voter OF
such county: provided, that no such
election, held under the provisions OF
this act, shall take place on any general
election Cay, or within sixty DAYS OF
any general eiec5 IONS, heid unhef the
anc-iAws-of this sfsie, 30
that elections as are held under this act
shall he special election, and shall be
separate and distinct from any other
election whatever: provided further,
that the county court shall determine
the sufficiency of the petition present
ed, by the pOll-bOOks OF the last pre-
vious general election.
SEC. 2. That, upon application by
petition therefor, signed by One-tenth
OF the qualified voters of any incOrpor-
ated city or town in this state having
population of twenty-five hundred
Inhabitants or more, TO the body hav-
ing legislative functions therein, such
body shall order an election to be held
i'm such city to be voted at by the quail
flied voters thereof, and no others, to
determine whether or not spirituous or
intoxicating liquors shall be sold with
in the limits of such city or town.
Such election shall be held within forty
days after the receipt of such petition
but not within sixty days OF any
municipal or state election held in such
city; and shall be conducted, the re-
turns thereof made and the result
| thereof ascertained and determined In
| accordance, in all respects, with the
laws and ordinances governing munic-
| ipal elections in such city, and frauds
perpetrated, and fraudulent voting, at
such elections shall be Otfenses as
prescribed for frauds and frapdulent
voting at general elections held under
the laws OF this state, and shall De
punished as in such laws provided,
The result of such election shall be
entered upon the Journals or records Ol
the BODY ordering the same, and the
expenses thereof shall be paid ont Of
the treasury of said town in the same
manner as the expenses OF othel
municipal elections: provided, that fol
the purpose of determining the fact ol
whether or not any town shall be gov
erned by the provisions of this Sec
ton, such body having Legislative
functions therein, may, ander an Ordi
nance thereof, take census OF the in
habitants of such town, and the resul
of such census shall be entered upoI
the journals or records thereof, ant
such entry, or certified copy thereof
shall be proof Of such fact, and shal
be filed with the clerk of the count
court of the county in which such tow
is situated.
II SEC. 3. That notice of such electio
shall be given by publication in som
newspaper published in the county AN
such notice shall be published in sue
, and the last inserrIU1r sriaHtige weeks
ten days next before such election, AN
such other notice may be given as til
county court or municipal body order
ing such election may think proper,
order to give general publicity to tn
election.
)I SEC. 4. That all persons voting 9
any election held under the provision
of this act. who are against the sale {
Intoxicating liquors, shall have write
D or printed on their ballots, "agains
the sale of Intoxicating liquors." an,
all those who are in favor Of the sal
of such Intoxicating liquors shall hav
d written or printed on their ballots, ,''fo
the sale of intoxicating liquors." pro
vided, that if the county court O
D municipal body ordering such electio
deem it expedient, they may order tbs
0 both the aboye sentences may be writ
ten or printed on the tickets 10 be use
0 and voted at said election, with til
further instruction printed on sue
n tickets or ballots-''erass the claus
you do not want"
SEC 5. If majority OF the vote
0 cast at such election be ''fOr the sale {
Intoxicating liquors." such intOxica,in
% liquors may be sold under the provi
ions OF existing laws regulating Ii
. sale thereof, and the procuring (
W license for that purpose, and if
majority of the votes cast al such ele,
Il ton be "against the sale of intOxic,
q ting liquors." the county court G
municipal body ordering such electio
snail publish the result of such eIectio
once week for four consecutive week
III the same newspaper in which Il
II notice OF election was published; All
the provisions of this act shall tah
# elect and be in force from and aft.
o the date of the last insertion of Il
!. publication last above referred tc
Y and provided further, that no license
v seli1ntoxicating liquors of any descri,
= ton, prohibited by this act, shall d
/ granted during the time of publicatio
. last above mentiOned: and provide
/, further, that this act shall not be 8
, construed as to Interfere with all
license issued before the day of sue
election, but such license may ru
: until the day OF It's expiration, an
shall not be renewed. The election i
t this act provided for, and the resn
thereof, may be contested in the sam
manner as is now provided by law TO
+ the contest of the elections of count
officers in this state.
SEC. 6. That il majority of tn
votes cast at any election held unde
the provisions of this act shall b,
"a9ainst the notwithstanding liquors,
it shall not be lawful for any perso
within the limits of such county (lyinl
outside of the corporate limits of an
city or town having lat the date of sucI
order of electiOn,a population of tween
ty-tive hundred inhabitants or mOre)
or city, as the case may be, to directI,
or Indirectly sell, give away or barter
in any manner whatever, any kind o.
Intoxicating liquors or beverage con-
tanning alcohol, in any quantity what
ever, under the penalties hereinafte,
prescribed.
SEC. z. That whenever the election
in this act provided for has been held
and decided either 'for" or against
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, then
the question shall not be again sub.
mitted within four years next there
after i'll the same county or city, as the
case may be, and then only upon new
petition and in every respect conform
ing to the provisions Of this act.